Principal Product Manager

Mercury Systems | Chantilly, VA 20151

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Tuition reimbursement

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Mercury Systems is looking for the world’s best and brightest emerging talent. If you want to tell people WHY you do what you do, rather than simply WHAT you do, Mercury is calling. Our Purpose, Innovation That Matters, inspires our people in making trusted, secure, mission-critical solutions profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense. We bridge the gap between commercial technology and defense applications to address the industry’s most pressing high-tech needs. Why? To help create a safer, more secure world.

Job Summary:
This is an exciting role as a Principal Product Manager with Mercury Systems charting the future of mission-critical high-performance rugged computer servers, data storage and networking systems that are key to our nation and allies’ most important defense initiatives. This role bridges the gap between what our customers need and what can be built, serving as an advocate internally (with engineering and sales teams), and externally (with vendors and customers).

You will also play a key role in increasing the profitability of our existing products and helping to identify and develop new products that address anticipated future customer needs. The successful candidate will be a driving force helping to evolve our existing product line based upon inputs you glean from a variety of sources (e.g., within the company, from suppliers/vendors, or from customers in the field). This role will manage product lifecycles working in tandem with fellow product managers and cross-functional teams to drive revenues for new and legacy product programs throughout their entire product life cycle.

Candidates must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy, a big-picture vision yet attention to detail, and a self-starter personality comfortable with independent problem solving as well as working closely as a team to transform visions into detail oriented differentiated product deliverables.

Job Responsibility:

• Supporting the management of the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by input from sales, business development, and key customers.
• Providing integral support for Sales/FAE teams in product quotation process and order acceptance to provide responsive customer support and achieve financial goals.
• Driving solution sets across development teams through market requirements, product definition, and positioning/shaping.
• Supporting the implementation of a company-wide go-to-market plan, collaborating with all departments to execute.
• Analyzing and suggesting potential partner relationships for the product line.
• Helping to define and maintain product roadmaps.
• You must be an exceptional communicator — adept at both written and oral communication
• Work with your engineering team counterparts to define product release requirements.
• Integral to the product quote process, gathering data to direct future product definitions and assist in the product pricing/positioning process.
• Facilitating updates to global product price list, product ordering status, product lead times, product cost analyses, and product configuration changes driven by customer requirements, obsolescence or product strategy.
• Working with Supply Chain Planners/Buyers to analyze Bill of Material (BOM) component lifecycles, costing, lead times, and inventory status to effectively monitor and manage product lifecycles, pricing strategies and long-term MRP planning.
• Collaborate with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer(s).
• Stay current with trends and issues across our product market to understand problems, opportunities, and find innovative solutions for the broader market.

Required Qualification:

• Technical / Engineering or Business/marketing-related degree.
• 5+ years of experience required in related discipline.
• Technical familiarity with computer systems, servers, networking and software
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment due to business needs.
• Travel to customer and non-customer sites in North America and Europe (up to 25%).

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Aerospace & Defense, or Satellite Communications SATCOM Industry experience.
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This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience doing business with the US Department of Defense.
• Exceptional communicator — adept at both written and oral communication.
• Collaborative work style.
• Solid organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Some understanding of electronics design, manufacturing operations, inventory management and product life cycle management principles.

“This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.”

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today’s most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it’s important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

To find out more about Why Mercury?, or visit the Mercury Community or find answers to general questions at Mercury FAQs

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the number below.

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